Charges dismissed against Teen Mom 2 star again

Monday

Aug 27, 2012 at 2:54 PM

Battery and drug charges were dismissed Monday against Jenelle Evans.

By F.T. NortonFran.Norton@StarNewsOnline.com

Battery and drug charges were dismissed Monday against Jenelle Evans, star of MTV’s Teen Mom2, while her ex-boyfriend Gary Head pleaded guilty to assaulting her in a June domestic dispute in Leland that ended in both their arrests.

In exchange for the plea, charges of possession of marijuana, simple possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed against Head, an active-duty Marine station at Camp Lejeune.

Judge Marion R. Warren entered a prayer for judgment against Head, meaning in two years the court will revisit the case and if Head hasn’t been in trouble he won’t have to serve jail time. He was also fined $200.

The state opted against pursuing charges of battery, simple possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, bringing to 23, the number of charges that have been dismissed against the troubled young mother since she was first arrested in January 2011 on breaking and entering charges. She was convicted of simple battery for a fight which was captured on video and posted on YouTube.

Evans, 20, told the judge Monday that since she has a restraining order against Head, she was comfortable with the prayer for judgment.

“I have a no-contact order against him and I would like that to stay in (place) and I want no contact with him. Basically, I just want this chapter of my life to close,” said Evans.

Head’s attorney Bryan Wilson said the Marine Corps was in the process of discharging Head.

“It’s because of the involvement with the television (show) and everything. They just felt like it was an issue with the Marine Corps image,” he said. “This was basically holding the Marine Corps up from doing anything until this was resolved, so the Marine Corps can do what they need to do as well.”

Evans, originally of Oak Island, catapulted to minor celebrity when she was cast on the second season of MTV’s “16 and Pregnant.” She later became a cast member of “Teen Mom2,” which chronicles the lives of four young mothers.